Problematic SATA drive. >:(

[dongdong]

This is frustrating me. Sobrang luwang ng saksakan ng kable ng SATA, not like the IDE cables which feel firm and secure. Naiinis ako na pag minsan magpoproduce ng "zing" sound yung 200GB SATA HDD namin, tapos maghahang na lang yung PC. Sinubukan ko na rin gumamit ng spare SATA cable, medyo nabawasan yung occurrence ng kaunti. Nilagyan ko na ng scotch tape yung saksakan para maging firm pa yung pagkakasaksak, nagzizing pa rin minsan. Gumagana naman ng maayos yung HDD namin, yung pagkakasaksak lang talaga MALUWANG.


And now I'm hearing my SATA HDD zing more often. It's only a matter of time till my PC hangs again. 

[zer0]

ganyan din problema ng office rig ko... nagtataka ako bakit sometimes nagaboot sya sa slave na harddisk ko, yun pala maluwag ang cable ng primary sata hd.

[imheretohelp21]

are you sure you use good cables?

what do you mean "zing?"



tried on another pc?


if you are using xp sp1, maybe this can solve your problem: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303013

ganyan din problema ng office rig ko... nagtataka ako bakit sometimes nagaboot sya sa slave na harddisk ko, yun pala maluwag ang cable ng primary sata hd.

sata drives has no master/slave 

[zer0]

are you sure you use good cables?

what do you mean "zing?"



tried on another pc?


if you are using xp sp1, maybe this can solve your problem: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303013

ganyan din problema ng office rig ko... nagtataka ako bakit sometimes nagaboot sya sa slave na harddisk ko, yun pala maluwag ang cable ng primary sata hd.

sata drives has no master/slave 

lol. ginamit ko lang yung term

yung main os kasi nasa ide ko na HD, then ang ibang files ko naman is nasa sata na HD. nasanay lang kasi akong tawagin na primary and slave... 

[Heishiro]

sata drives has no master/slave 

what if i have 5 sata HDD on my pc? where should i boot if i wont
use 1 drive for primary booting? logically you still consider it as primary

[dongdong]

imheretohelp21,

I'm sure they are. I've got 2 SATA cables. One supplied by my mobo and the other supplied by the SATA HDD. Never been used before, ever, so they're practically both in mint condition.

"Zing" sound... parang ganun yung tunog na naririnig ko pag nagsimula nang lumuwang yung SATA HDD. Ganun din naririnig kong sound pag di maboot yung PC dahil sa maluwang yung SATA HDD.

My WinXP doesn't have SP1 installed, so I've got a pretty good feeling na sobrang luwang lang talaga nung sockets. I'll try to relocate the SATA HDD somewhere para mas medyo "comfortable" yung cable. Thanks for the link though. Iniisip ko lang kung bakit ngayong week lang nangyari ito. Dati naman maayos siya.

[Heishiro]

baka niaalis tangal mo yung sata cable.. luluwag talaga yan
parang (ano) lang yan... pag madalas.. luluwag agad..

[Simbadda]

baka niaalis tangal mo yung sata cable.. luluwag talaga yan
parang (ano) lang yan... pag madalas.. luluwag agad..

parang ilong? pag nangungulangot?

[BK69er]

sounds like you need a "secureconnect sata cable."   its included with retail WD hard drives but im not sure it would work with other brands.

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/wdsc50rcw.asp

[dongdong]

^
Looks like exactly what I need. Thanks for the link. Meron na kaya niyan dito sa Pinas?

lol, nagimprovise muna ako. Nilabas ko yung SATA HDD then nilapag sa computer table tapos iniscotch tape ko yung cable padikit sa table. Mukhang pwede pa kahit papaano.

[WallyWest]

baka niaalis tangal mo yung sata cable.. luluwag talaga yan
parang (ano) lang yan... pag madalas.. luluwag agad..

parang ano?

[WallyWest]

Tried buying a sata cable from Octagon and Silicon Valley. They have none. Back in the day these stores sold pc parts. I guess desktops are losing popularity.

[wheelee]

totally moving towards mobile/ tab/ laptop device nowadays

only dedicated work stations & gamers are going for desktop & with the current price of RAM & VGA's the average user would rather go for a notebook or tablet instead.
 
parang ano? 

[calvin]

Tried buying a sata cable from Octagon and Silicon Valley. They have none. Back in the day these stores sold pc parts. I guess desktops are losing popularity.

I now order them online...

[WallyWest]

Finally got 4 pieces MSI brand cables from Lazada for 200 pesos.

[ris]

Finally got 4 pieces MSI brand cables from Lazada for 200 pesos.

200 each or 50 each?

[calvin]

Finally got 4 pieces MSI brand cables from Lazada for 200 pesos.

200 each or 50 each?

It's 50 each... 2 right angled connectors and 2 straight connectors

[WallyWest]

Finally got 4 pieces MSI brand cables from Lazada for 200 pesos.

200 each or 50 each?

It's 50 each... 2 right angled connectors and 2 straight connectors

Yes, it is.